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Name	Habitat
Southwestern Blind Snake Leptotyphlops humilis humilis	Moist areas in canyons, rocky slopes and boulder piles, and among the roots of shrubs; northern section.
Desert Blind Snake Leptotyphlops humilis cahuilae	Sandy hills and rocky slopes where soil moisture is present; southern section.
Desert Rosy Boa Lichanura trivirgata gracia	Rocky hills and canyons.
Mojave Glossy Snake Arizona occidentalis candida	Prefers sandy areas, but also occurs on hard pan or in rocky areas; northern section.
Desert Glossy Snake Arizona occidentalis eburnata	Sandy flats; southern section.
Mojave Shovel-nosed Snake Chionactis occipitalis occipitalis	Sandy desert, creosote bush and dune areas. Occasionally in rocky canyons and on rocky slopes.
Desert Night Snake Hypsiglena torquata deserticola	Most common in rocky areas.
California Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula californiae	Found in all communities; most common in canyons with water.
Red Coachwhip Masticophis flagellum piceus	Prefers open areas with high visibility.
California Striped Racer Masticophis lateralis lateralis	Most common in pinyon-juniper woodland; northwest section.
Western Leaf-nosed Snake Phyllorhynchus decurtatus perkinsi	Areas of mixed sandy and rocky soil.
Sonoran Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer affinis	Creosote bush scrub; southern section.
Great Basin Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer deserticola	Creosote bush scrub, pinyon-juniper and Joshua tree woodlands, desert riparian community; northern section.
Western Long-nosed Snake Rhinocheilus lecontei lecontei	Creosote bush and pinyon-juniper woodlands.
Desert Patch-nosed Snake Salvadora hexalepis hexalepis	Creosote bush scrub, desert washes; southern section.
Mojave Patch-nosed Snake Salvadora hexalepis mojavensis	Most common on sandy valley floors; northern section.
Smith’s Black-headed Snake Tantilla hobartsmithi	Desert riparian, pinyon-juniper and Joshua tree woodland; creosote bush and alkali scrubs; perennial grassland.
California Lyre Snake Trimorphodon biscutatus vandenburghi	Rocky foothills, canyons, and mesas.
Western Diamondback Snake Crotalus atrox	Areas with fairly thick vegetation; southern section.
Mojave Desert Sidewinder Crotalus cerastes cerastes	Sandy deserts, occasionally in rocky areas.
Colorado Desert Sidewinder Crotalus cerastes laterorepens	Sandy, south-facing canyons; southwestern section.
Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake Crotalus mitchelli pyrrhus	Rocky slopes, canyons, rock outcrops
Red Diamond Rattlesnake Crotalus ruber ruber	Brush shrouded granite boulders and cactus patches; western section.
Mojave Rattlesnake Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus	Desert flats; northwestern edge only.
Southern Pacific Rattlesnake Crotalus helleri	Pinyon-juniper woodland communities; northwestern section.

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